Computer won't start

jmoore2001 · April 14th, 2003, 06:26 PM

Ok, here's the scenario...

I'm booting up into Knoppix 3.2 when all of a sudden the power just shuts off. I try flipping the switches, new power cord, etc. but no power! This must be the power supply, correct?

**Whir** · April 14th, 2003, 06:28 PM

Disconnect the P/S from the board and hard drives/cd-roms and see if it powers its own fan. That'll let you know if it's the P/S. Quickest way I can think of, anyway.

jmoore2001 · April 14th, 2003, 06:33 PM

i'll try that, thanks

skuz · April 14th, 2003, 06:33 PM

Does that every time or only once and now it looks dead ?

jmoore2001 · April 14th, 2003, 06:41 PM

ok weird..i unplugged all my ide devices and plugged them back in and now it works fine. any ideas as to why it was doing that?

also, before i had done that, when i would press the power button i could <i>slightly</i> see the fans on the chipset and heatsink move (so it was getting <i>something</i>.

weird stuff. what was doing that?